September 15, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 71ºF, the sky was cloudy and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 60's, a high in the upper 70's, mostly cloudy skies and east winds 5-10 mph. There is a 50% chance of showers or thunderstorms today.

The low today was 70º F and the high was 77º F. There was a little rain in the morning, in the afternoon skies were partly cloudy.

Last year on the 15th the low was 59ºF, the high was 73ºF, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The normal maximum temperature in January is 39º F and the normal minimum is 26º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 86º F and the normal minimum is 70º F. There is an average of 42.05" of precipitation per year.

Nashville, Tennessee (The nearest location to Westmoreland for comparison) - The normal maximum temperature in January is 46º F and the normal minimum is 28º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 89º F and the normal minimum is 70º F. There is an average of 48.11" of precipitation per year.
(2009 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Based on records for the period of 1971-2000.)

CoCoRaHS
CoCoRaHS is a volunteer system where average people who like weather can record the precipitation at their location and help various climate researchers better understand precipitation patterns. For more information, go to the CoCoRaHS web site.

9/14/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 1.79" at Finger. There were 279 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 4.50" at Dallas. There were 612 reports from Texas.
The most precipitation reported in Tarrant County, Texas was 3.03" at North Richland Hills.
So far 6504 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 4.50" at Dallas, Texas. This was the only report of more than 4".

No new snow was reported.
No snow was reported on the ground.